BRUSSELS, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — EU proclaims the 2 2023 European Capitals of Smart Tourism for his or her excellence as tourism locations in accessibility, sustainability, digitalisation, and cultural heritage & creativity
Pafos (Cyprus) and Seville (Spain) have been selected as the winners of the EU’s 2023 European Capital of Smart Tourism competitors, following a European Jury assembly in Brussels on 9 November 2022.
In whole, 29 cities from throughout 13 international locations competed, out of which 7 shortlisted cities have been invited to current their candidatures in entrance of the European Jury. Pafos and Seville impressed the European Jury not solely with their outstanding achievements throughout all 4 classes of the competitors, but in addition with the excellent programmes of actions they intend to execute throughout 2023. They additionally stood out for his or her capability to behave as function fashions for different cities.
The two European Capitals of Smart Tourism will obtain a purpose-built sculpture for his or her metropolis centres, which might be displayed prominently for the period of their 12 months as a European Capital of Smart Tourism. Furthermore, the successful cities will obtain promotional assist and develop into a component of the rising community of good tourism cities in Europe. The community is facilitating information sharing and the trade of greatest practices, through a collection of workshops and publication of a greatest practices information. The European Capitals of Smart Tourism will develop into half of the post-COVID restoration of the European tourism business that features the assist of revolutionary tourism measures and they’re set to develop into function fashions for digital, accessible, sustainable and inventive tourism in Europe and past.
The European Capital of Smart Tourism is an EU initiative that goals to advertise good tourism within the EU by rewarding cities for his or her pioneering good tourism approaches in accessibility, digitalisation, sustainability, and cultural heritage and creativity. Built on the profitable expertise of a preparatory motion proposed by the European Parliament, the initiative seeks to foster revolutionary, sustainable, and inclusive tourism improvement, as nicely as unfold and facilitate the trade of greatest practices.
Smart tourism practices in Europe carried out by the candidates of the 2022 competitors may be discovered within the ‘Leading Examples of Smart Tourism Practices in Europe‘ report. Likewise, delegates from the European Capitals of Smart Tourism competitors winners, shortlisted cities, and EU Commission’s representatives focus on within the EU Smart Tourism Podcast series the function of the European Capital of Smart Tourism competitors in driving the good tourism innovation and look at good tourism practices which might be shaping the longer term in Europe.
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1. The 2023 European Capital of Smart Tourism competitors was open to submissions from 31 March 2022 to 1 June 2022. Terms and circumstances can be found at https://smarttourismcapital.eu.
2. In the primary stage of the competitors, a panel of unbiased consultants evaluated the functions. As the outcome of the analysis, a shortlist of 7 finalist cities was established. All finalist cities demonstrated excellence throughout the 4 competitors classes mixed.
3. In the second stage, representatives of the 7 finalist cities offered their candidatures and the programme of actions deliberate for 2023 in entrance of the European Jury. The European Jury met on 9 November 2022 in Brussels and selected two cities to carry the title of the European Capitals of Smart Tourism in 2023.
4. Smart tourism responds to new challenges and calls for in a fast-changing sector, together with the expectation of digital data, merchandise, and companies; equal alternatives and entry for all guests; sustainable improvement of the native space; and assist to inventive industries and native expertise.
5. In 2021, from amongst 30 EU cities which utilized, Bordeaux and València have been selected as the European Capitals of Smart Tourism 2022. In 2019, amongst 35 EU cities which utilized, Málaga and Gothenburg stood out and have been selected as the European Capitals of Smart Tourism 2020. In 2018, amongst 38 EU cities, Helsinki and Lyon stood out and have been selected the European Capitals of Smart Tourism 2019. Watch the Smart Tourism Capitals video for Bordeaux and València.
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